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FREE beading pattern for Alexia Bracelet

April 3, 2017 / admin / 1 Comment

I really love how simple and light-weight this design is. The finished piece has plenty of “bling” from the sparkle of twisted bugle beads without being bulky. The only materials required to make this bracelet are 11/0 seed beads and Czech #3 (6.4mm) bugle beads, but the 11/0 seed beads must be large enough so that their length is equal (or greater) than the width of the bugle beads. For all of the examples below, I used Dyna-Mite seed beads (from firemountaingems.com), and twisted Czech #3 bugle beads from Hobby Lobby. As always, I recommend using Fireline when working with bugle beads so the thread does not break against sharp edges. I hope you enjoy this free beading pattern!

FREE beading pattern: Alexia Bracelet

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FREE beading pattern for Trinity Necklace

February 17, 2017 / admin / 3 Comments

This design is all about groups of three, which inspired its title. This pattern requires 6mm and 4mm round beads or pearls, 6mm bicone crystals, and 1 or 2 colors of 11/0 seed beads. Smaller Czech 11/0 seed beads work just as well as larger TOHO 11/0 seed beads do with this design. Using the larger seed beads results in slightly larger triangle components. This difference can be seen in both close-up images, which show the smaller seed bead components above the larger seed bead components for comparison. I hope you enjoy this free beading pattern!

FREE beading pattern: Trinity Necklace

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FREE beading pattern: Tudor Cross Pendant

FREE beading pattern for Tudor Cross Pendant

January 31, 2017 / admin / 3 Comments

I really love how this pendant turned out! It comes in two flavors: Diamond-shaped and Cross-shaped. When experimenting with different color combinations, I found that a higher-contrast seed bead color accentuated the outline of the cross-shape better. I hope you enjoy this free beading pattern!

Materials

Both Diamond-shaped and Cross-shaped versions of this pendant require Superduos, 4mm and 6mm round beads or pearls, and 11/0 seed beads. Between the smaller Czech 11/0 seed beads and larger TOHO 11/0 seed beads, I found the smaller Czech ones worked slightly better. However, larger TOHO beads still worked in this pattern (see the dark copper/olive and bronze/red examples below). Those examples with TOHO seed bead were made with natural stone 4mm/6mm round beads, which tend to be on the larger side of 4mm/6mm.

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FREE beading pattern: Framed Pearl Drop Earrings

FREE beading pattern for Framed Pearl Drop Earrings

September 21, 2016 / admin / 1 Comment

Here is a pattern for some earrings to match the Framed Pearl Drops necklace from my last post. It requires the same beads, plus two 8/0 or 6/0 seed beads for the jump ring to connect to at the top. Use the jump ring to connect to either clip or ear hook. The earrings below were made with Superduo beads that are half bright silver, half crystal (clear), nickel TOHO 8/0, 11/0, and 15/0 seed beads, and dark purple 4mm and 6mm pearls. I hope you enjoy this free beading pattern!

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FREE beading pattern: Framed Pearl Drops

FREE beading pattern for Framed Pearl Drops necklace

September 7, 2016 / admin / 4 Comments

Here is another lovely necklace design featuring pearl drops framed with seed beads, hanging off a dazzling row of smaller pearls and Superduo beads. This piece requires 4mm and 6mm pearls or druks, 11/0 and 15/0 TOHO seed beads, and Superduo beads. I notice when working with metallic colors, mixing darker silver with lighter silver (or darker gold with lighter gold) seems to give a certain depth that I really like. The necklace below was made with Superduo beads that are half bright silver, half crystal (clear), nickel TOHO 11/0 and 15/0 seed beads, and dark purple 4mm and 6mm pearls. I hope you enjoy this free beading pattern!